I hope no one will object to this blatant plug, but I feel like I've maybe hovered around here long enough to get away with it.
My son has lived in the US for 10 years and has been working to establish himself as a photographer, based in New York. He's come up with a slightly crazy idea for a project, which is to travel across the US taking pictures that he calls panoramic portraits and documenting the trip and the people he meets along the way. Problem is funds and he now has the project up on Kickstarter, which is a social networking site that basically puts artists in touch with potential backers. Please take a look and if you feel its something you could help with, he will, as he says, be eternally grateful. If not, that's ok too. And obviously the more people that see this the more chance it has, so please spread the word. Thanks.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/338637167/american-vistahttp://www.jamestrory.com/americanvista/